Discover
Lincoln's connections to Kansas history.
If I went West, I think I would go to Kansas.
--Abraham Lincoln
In December 1859 Abraham Lincoln came to Kansas campaigning for the
presidency. He visited several towns in northeast, including Leavenworth
and Atchison during a week-long sojourn.
Lincoln would continue to share an interest in the new state, later
commenting that he might like to "go to Kansas."
Discover the connections between Lincoln and Kansas as the nation prepares
to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth.
Please let us know your Lincoln connection! What schools, streets,
buildings, parks, and other sites in your community are named for Abraham
Lincoln? Please complete this response
form so we can list your connections here.
 Articles
"Boston Corbett, avenger
of Lincoln"
"The Honorable Abe Lincoln on
Kansas Soil"
"Kansas
Troubles, This Week in Territorial History"
"Lane & Lincoln: A Mysterious
Connection"
"S. C. Pomeroy
and the New England Emigrant Aid Company, 1854-1858 [Part One]"
"Stephen A. Douglas"
Documents
Visit Kansas Memory for documents
and images related to Lincoln in Kansas, or browse these links.
Abraham Lincoln to
Mark W. Delahay
Civil
War Pamphlets - Lincoln and the Presidency
John McArthur to
Abraham Lincoln
Letter
from M.W. Delahay
Letter
from Marcus Parrott
Robert Crozier to
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Ewing, Jr. to
Abraham Lincoln
Exhibits
Lincoln in Kansas,
January 29, 2009 - August 2, 2009
Lincoln in Kansas, Kansas Interpretive
Traveling Exhibits Service (KITES), completed by February 2009 and available
for travel within Kansas. For information, contact 785-272-8681, ext.
414. Cosponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Kansas Humanities
Council.
Events
Kansas Day at
the Museum and Kansas
Day at the Capitol
January 29, 2009
Featuring a Lincoln theme
Aaron Copland's A Lincoln Portrait
Performance by Topeka Symphony Orchestra
In cooperation with Lincoln Club of Topeka
White Concert Hall, Washburn University, Topeka
January 15 & 17, 2009
785-232-2032 www.topekasymphony.org
Lincoln Day Reenactment
Lincoln look-a-like contest, march, ball
Reenactment Committee, Lincoln
February 13-14, 2009
Lincoln County Courthouse, Lincoln
785-524-5133, www.villagelines.com
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium
Nationally-known scholars
Emporia State University
February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2009
Granada Theater, Emporia
620-341-5573, www.emporia.edu/lincoln
"Bleeding Kansas '09", Constitution Hall State Historic Site, community
of Lecompton
February 8--"Great Emancipator or Great Racist?"
February 15--"Abraham Lincoln Remembered"
785-887-6520, kshs.org/places/constitution
Historical Markers
Lincoln in Elwood Kansas
For Kids
Lincoln's Hat (PDF)
Kansas Kaleidoscope,
December 2008/January 2009, will feature Abraham Lincoln
Images
Visit Kansas Memory for documents
and images related to Lincoln in Kansas, or browse these links.
Illustration of Abraham
Lincoln
Illustration of Abraham
Lincoln
Illustration of Abraham
Lincoln
Photograph
of Abraham Lincoln
Photograph of Abraham
Lincoln
Photograph of Abraham
Lincoln
Objects
Ball Gown worn to Lincoln Inaugural
Delahay portraits
Lombard Banner presented to Lincoln
Memento of Lincoln's Assassination
Sites
See a list of sites in Kansas
that are planning special activities, tours, and exhibits in honor of
the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth.
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